Savelson et al v. JP Morgan Chase & Co. et al

Filing 25

ORDER DENYING 18 JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO ENLARGE PAGE LIMITATIONS. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong on 2/25/2014. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/25/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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6 MELVIN SALVERSON, an individual, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

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vs.

C 13-5816 SBA
Case No: C 13-4406 SBA

ORDER DENYING JOINT
ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
ENLARGE PAGE LIMITATIONS

9 JP MORGAN CHASE & CO; et al.,

Dkt. 18
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Defendants.

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The parties have filed a joint administrative motion for leave to file motions papers

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that are twenty (20) pages in excess of the limits imposed by the Court’s Standing Orders.

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The Court finds that the parties have failed to demonstrate good cause for their request.

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Moreover, the parties should be aware that arguments presented in a direct and concise

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manner are generally more effective that those that are not. See Fleming v. County of

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Kane, State of Ill., 855 F.2d 496, 497 (7th Cir. 1988) (“Overly long briefs, however, may

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actually hurt a party’s case, making it far more likely that meritorious arguments will be

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lost amid the mass of detail.”); Weilert v. Health Midwest Development Group, 95 F.

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Supp.2d 1190, 1192 (D. Kan. 2000) (“Judicial economy and concise argument are purposes

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of the page limit.”). Accordingly, the parties’ administrative motion to enlarge the Court’s

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page limits is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 2/25/14

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SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG
Senior United States District Judge